Line protector for vehicles



(No Model.)

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LINE PROTECTOR FOR VEHIGLES. No. 363,715. v Patented May 24, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK OQYORK, OF SALINA, KANSAS.

LINE-PROTECTOR FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,715, dated May 24,1887.

Application filed September 1, 886. Serial No. 212,415. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK O. YORK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salina, in the county of Saline, in the State of Kansas,have invented an Improvement in Ferrules on the Ends .of Thills ofBuggies and other Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in ferrules used on the ends ofthills of buggies and other vehicles.

The object of my invention is to prevent the lines of the harness indriving from being caught under the ends of the thills. The manner ofovercoming this difficulty is illustrated in the following descriptionof my newly-invented line-protector, reference being had by figures andletters to the accompanying draw- 1ng. I

The figure is a plan view of the front ends of the thills.

G G are the thills of the vehicle.

A A are metallic ferrules on the ends of the thills,which are formedwith or provided with side loops, B B.

D D is a leather strap, made in one or two pieces and attached to theloops B by snaphooks I.

F is the breastcollar; H, a leather strap attached to the breast-collarand fastened to the strap or straps D by the buckle G. This attachmentmay be adjusted to fit any horse by lengthening or shortening the strapsD D.

I do not claim, broadly, astrap for connecting the ends of the thills,as this has been before used; but,

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new is- Thecombination, with the thill-ferrules having loops B B, of the strap orstraps D D, having snap-hooks at their ends, and a buckle for connectingsaid strap or straps to the collar, substantially as shown anddescribed.

FRANK G. YORK.

Witnesses:

DAVID BEEBE, M. MODANNEL.

